Faded - Part 1

* Neffex - Closer to Heaven *

"Mom? Please answer me…" Raven begged, her voice shaking. "Is it because I left you and went alone to the festival? Is it because I didn't take you with me? 

"Please tell me where Maya is, I promise I'll take her with me! Tell her to stop, I don't like hide-and-seek!

"They're still having the festival there! Everyone is happy, they're all having fun. I promise she'll be so happy too… mom, please..." 

As Maria hugged Raven's trembling body, tears ran down both their cheeks.

The view of them hugging in the apocalyptic situation they were in would have given anyone goosebumps, however, unfortunately for them, their audience was anything but patient.

Clenching her fists in frustration as the pair ignored her, the girl in the dark dress flared her dark energy to assert her presence.